Oracle Vice President, Software Development Management reviews

New President of Sales, Consulting, Hosting that is detached from reality and with a muddled vision and poor communication skills, reorganization that feels like the org chart went in a Waring blender, will likely be a year of disruption and decline in US sales, exodus of top talent from US Sales and Consulting with the departure of the long-stranding EVP for North America Sales and Consulting. Sales force for license is confused by the new sales model with all its overlapping market segments. Consulting in US likely to be down due to self-induced disruptions in the sales force and loss of key leadership positions.

Oracle is very sales oriented and sales driven and sometimes this “street fighters mentality” gets in the way of sounds corporate judgment. Survival of the fittest is part of Oracle’s fabric. Oracle is not for the faint of heart and one must be a self-starter and quick on their feet. Training and support for new hires is often not very well organized. The organization has embraced a virtual working environment (which could also be considered a positive) so the traditional office atmosphere where co-workers meet at the water cooler is not completely gone but no longer normal. While Oracle pays well for performance (and starting salary is competitive) once hired one should not expect frequent salary increases.